VO Moscow. September 2025
Open SwissStandard
72 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 07 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Moscow, Russia. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Gennadiy Semin (🇷🇺 RUS, 2067).
Nikolai Shevyakov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1777) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Lubov Ivanova (6.5) and Mikhail Al Ippolitov (6.5).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dzhuma Mirzoev (1404) beat Mikhail Khmelev (1980), a +576-point gap.
Location
🇷🇺Moscow, Russia
Dates
07 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇺Russia×63
FIDE (no federation)×8
🇹🇬Togo×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE21 Sept
Mikhail Al Ippolitov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 6.5/8. Shevyakov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nikolai Shevyakov beat Lubov Ivanova (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikolai Shevyakov | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Lubov Ivanova | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Sergey Melnikov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Mikhail Al Ippolitov | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shevyakov, Nikolai | 1777 | RUS | +35N | +4B | +10N | +2N | +8B | −3B | +30N | =5N | 6.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 34.00 | 2118 | +140.0 |
| 2 | Ivanova, Lubov | 1923 | RUS | +36N | +51B | +6N | −1B | +12N | =4B | +24N | +3B | 6.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 31.25 | 2088 | +64.8 |
| 3 | Ippolitov, Mikhail Al | 2038 | RUS | +44B | =5N | +29B | +16N | +11B | +1N | +9B | −2N | 6.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 31.00 | 2102 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Melnikov, Sergey | 1911 | RUS | +40B | −1N | +15B | +39N | +25B | =2N | +8B | +10N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 28.75 | 2051 | +27.4 |
| 5 | Shlykov, Yaroslav | 1863 | RUS | +65N | =3B | +34N | +24B | −30N | +14B | +18N | =1B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 24.50 | 2025 | +35.0 |
| 6 | Vlasov, Ilya Ig | 1756 | RUS | +60N | +31B | −2B | +20N | −17B | +26N | +11B | +21N | 6.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 24.00 | 2121 | +132.0 |
| 7 | Kryukov, Daniil | 1837 | RUS | +55B | −56N | +36B | +58N | =9B | =10B | +31N | +12B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 21.50 | 2004 | +35.2 |
| 8 | Khalimov, Daniil | 1912 | FID | +72N | +12B | +56B | +9N | −1N | =30B | −4N | +16B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 18.50 | 2016 | +21.8 |
| 9 | Kanzychakov, Mihail | 1952 | RUS | +33N | +14B | +28N | −8B | =7N | +16B | −3N | =30B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 22.50 | 1943 | -3.8 |
| 10 | Natarov, Ilya | 1930 | RUS | +57B | +25N | −1B | +42N | =28B | =7N | +15B | −4B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 19.00 | 1861 | -13.0 |
| 11 | Kondakov, Konstantin | 2011 | FID | +22N | =16B | +19N | =48B | −3N | +13B | −6N | +40B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 20.75 | 1854 | -52.8 |
| 12 | Polukhin, Yaroslav | 1764 | RUS | +59B | −8N | +43B | +56N | −2B | +57N | +17B | −7N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 13.50 | 1869 | +46.4 |
| 13 | Grigoryev, Vladislav | 1697 | RUS | =68B | +20N | +26B | =17N | −16B | −11N | +27B | +50N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 18.00 | 1964 | +53.0 |
| 14 | Vershinin, Miroslav | 1781 | RUS | +41B | −9N | =45B | +27N | +56B | −5N | +28B | =26N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 16.50 | 1891 | +47.2 |
| 15 | Osetrov, Prokhor | 1728 | FID | −56B | +32N | −4N | +62B | +55N | +47B | −10N | +24B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1899 | +66.8 |
| 16 | Belokon, Artour | 1814 | RUS | +32B | =11N | +38B | −3B | +13N | −9N | +20B | −8N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1885 | +16.4 |
| 17 | Chkhitunidze, Leon | 1890 | RUS | +58N | +49B | =24N | =13B | +6N | −18B | −12N | =22B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.75 | 1822 | -12.6 |
| 18 | Bachaliashvili, Eduard | 1970 | FID | +39B | =48N | =23B | =29N | +38B | +17N | −5B | −19N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 16.25 | 1794 | -66.0 |
| 19 | Barchuk, Ilya A | 1629 | RUS | =20B | +68N | −11B | =26N | +23B | =25N | F | +18B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 15.75 | 2019 | +134.0 |
| 20 | Zverev-Rodriguez, Vassily | 1909 | FID | =19N | −13B | +69N | −6B | +43N | +34B | −16N | +38B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.75 | 1698 | -75.6 |
| 21 | Semin, Gennadiy | 2067 | RUS | =23B | −38N | −27B | +46N | +64B | +29N | +25B | −6B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 14.25 | 1756 | -52.4 |
| 22 | Ljamin, Vladimir | 1716 | RUS | −11B | =27N | =40B | +41N | +59B | −31B | +58N | =17N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 1724 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Tolengit, Arman | 1736 | RUS | =21N | +69B | =18N | −30B | −19N | +55B | =38N | +39B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1792 | +23.2 |
| 24 | Alyabyev, Boris | 1982 | RUS | +42B | +50N | =17B | −5N | +29B | =28N | −2B | −15N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 14.25 | 1806 | -71.6 |
| 25 | Urivskiy, Arseniy A. | 1797 | RUS | +52N | −10B | +35N | +55B | −4N | =19B | −21N | =45B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1714 | -30.0 |
| 26 | Popkov, Andrey | 2042 | RUS | F | +54B | −13N | =19B | +42N | −6B | +39N | =14B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 13.25 | 1767 | -41.6 |
| 27 | Reshetnyak, Anna Val | 1507 | RUS | −48N | =22B | +21N | −14B | +49N | =38B | −13N | +43B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.25 | 1738 | +89.6 |
| 28 | Malchenko, Ilya Mikh | 1779 | RUS | +61N | +47B | −9B | +57N | =10N | =24B | −14N | −32B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 11.50 | 1769 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Samoilov, Roman | 1739 | RUS | +63N | +53B | −3N | =18B | −24N | −21B | =34N | +55B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1818 | +23.2 |
| 30 | Galkin, Vladimir | 1935 | RUS | F | F | +71B | +23N | +5B | =8N | −1B | =9N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 1935 | +1.2 |
| 31 | Rostovtsev, Petr | 1900 | RUS | +46B | −6N | −42B | +45N | +58B | +22N | −7B | F | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1753 | -49.2 |
| 32 | Mutalimov, Mutalim Mag | 1533 | RUS | −16N | −15B | −63N | +66B | +70N | +42B | F | +28N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1765 | +60.0 |
| 33 | Usoltseva, Varvara Kir | 1689 | RUS | −9B | =41N | F | F | =46B | +70B | +63N | +57N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1658 | -8.0 |
| 34 | Korzun, Vera | 1575 | RUS | =37B | +44N | −5B | −38N | +36B | −20N | =29B | =46N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 11.75 | 1711 | +51.2 |
| 35 | Makeeva, Margarita Rom | 1423 | RUS | −1B | +40N | −25B | =36N | −44B | +41N | −37B | +52B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1636 | +73.6 |
| 36 | Gusev, Andrey V | 1688 | RUS | −2B | +66N | −7N | =35B | −34N | =43B | =52N | +63B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 1510 | -66.8 |
| 37 | Strovskiy, MikhailCM | 1825 | TOG | =34N | F | =41B | =43N | +69B | F | +35N | F | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1656 | -16.0 |
| 38 | Allahverdiev, Eduard | 1677 | RUS | F | +21B | −16N | +34B | −18N | =27N | =23B | −20N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 12.25 | 1747 | +18.0 |
| 39 | Pylaev, Evgenij | 1690 | RUS | −18N | +52B | +53N | −4B | −47N | +60B | −26B | −23N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 7.00 | 1692 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Okmyanskiy, Sergey | 1634 | RUS | −4N | −35B | =22N | =60B | +62N | +52B | F | −11N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1626 | -4.6 |
| 41 | Vinogradov, Zakhar | 1485 | RUS | −14N | =33B | =37N | −22B | =54N | −35B | =49N | +66B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 7.00 | 1580 | +29.6 |
| 42 | Chapygin, Sergey | 1715 | RUS | −24N | +62B | +31N | −10B | −26B | −32N | −55N | +61B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1658 | -15.6 |
| 43 | Vasiliev, Nikita | 1595 | RUS | −53N | +60B | −12N | =37B | −20B | =36N | +59B | −27N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 7.50 | 1552 | -21.2 |
| 44 | Bars, Oleg | 1721 | RUS | −3N | −34B | +61N | =52B | +35N | =53B | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1647 | -11.2 |
| 45 | Noskov, Alexei | 1672 | RUS | −47N | +61B | =14N | −31B | =52N | =63B | F | =25N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1671 | -2.2 |
| 46 | Bocharnikov, Oleg | 1611 | RUS | −31N | −59B | =60N | −21B | =33N | =49B | +66N | =34B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 6.75 | 1576 | -10.2 |
| 47 | Zbyranik, Aleksey | 1915 | RUS | +45B | −28N | −48B | +71N | +39B | −15N | F | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1713 | -30.4 |
| 48 | Zhelonkin, Kirill Mikh | 1797 | RUS | +27B | =18B | +47N | =11N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 2044 | +52.8 |
| 49 | Makarov, Daniil | 1740 | RUS | +67B | −17N | F | F | −27B | =46N | =41B | +59N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1508 | -57.6 |
| 50 | Gidaspov, Alexander | 1804 | RUS | +62N | −24B | F | F | F | +64N | +57B | −13B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1750 | -11.2 |
| 51 | Sobolev, Lev Yu. | 1778 | FID | +66B | −2N | +64B | +59N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1785 | +7.2 |
| 52 | Darjin, Nikolay | 1506 | RUS | −25B | −39N | +67B | =44N | =45B | −40N | =36B | −35N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 5.25 | 1432 | -12.4 |
| 53 | Karevin, Egor | 1870 | RUS | +43B | −29N | −39B | +65N | −57B | =44N | F | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1595 | -42.4 |
| 54 | Osipchuk, Artem | 1737 | RUS | +70B | −26N | F | F | =41B | +69N | F | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1660 | -11.6 |
| 55 | Musagitov, Marat | 1578 | RUS | −7N | +70B | F | −25N | −15B | −23N | +42B | −29N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 3.00 | 1486 | -11.6 |
| 56 | Lagashin, Pavel | 2053 | FID | +15N | +7B | −8N | −12B | −14N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1733 | -40.2 |
| 57 | Khodzhoyan, Artush | 1574 | RUS | −10N | +63B | F | −28B | +53N | −12B | −50N | −33B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 1533 | -6.0 |
| 58 | Prakhov, Nikolay | 1609 | RUS | −17B | +67N | F | −7B | −31N | +59N | −22B | −60N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 2.50 | 1511 | -12.6 |
| 59 | Mirzoev, Dzhuma | 1404 | RUS | −12N | +46N | +68B | −51B | −22N | −58B | −43N | −49B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 3.50 | 1510 | +14.0 |
| 60 | Popelyshev, Ivan Andr | 0 | RUS | −6B | −43N | =46B | =40N | F | −39N | F | +58B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Kochenko, Taisiya Andr | 1470 | RUS | −28B | −45N | −44B | +67N | F | F | +69B | −42N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.50 | 1429 | -10.8 |
| 62 | Mityakov, Nikolay | 1529 | RUS | −50B | −42N | +66B | −15N | −40B | +67N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1422 | -13.4 |
| 63 | Makarov, Konstantin | 0 | RUS | −29B | −57N | +32B | −64N | F | =45N | −33B | −36N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Pinskiy, German Ant | 1608 | FID | F | F | −51N | +63B | −21N | −50B | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1063 | -24.4 |
| 65 | Ignatenko, Boris Al | 1593 | RUS | −5B | F | +70N | −53B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -13.6 |
| 66 | Borisov, Artem | 1426 | RUS | −51N | −36B | −62N | −32N | =67B | F | −46B | −41N | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.25 | 804 | -67.2 |
| 67 | Mutalimov, Muslim | 0 | RUS | −49N | −58B | −52N | −61B | =66N | −62B | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 1145 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Khmelev, Mikhail | 1980 | RUS | =13N | −19B | −59N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1360 | -43.2 |
| 69 | Kashirsky, Eugeny D. | 1455 | RUS | F | −23N | −20B | F | −37N | −54B | −61N | F | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 925 | -19.6 |
| 70 | Egorov, Vladimir | 0 | RUS | −54N | −55N | −65B | F | −32B | −33N | F | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Skurov, Anton | 1603 | RUS | F | F | −30N | −47B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1125 | -10.4 |
| 72 | Zibrak, Igor G | 1776 | RUS | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1112 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shevyakov, NikolaiRUS+140.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Barchuk, Ilya ARUS+134.04.5 pts · #23
- 3Vlasov, Ilya IgRUS+132.06.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Zverev-Rodriguez, VassilyFID-75.64.5 pts · #16
- 2Alyabyev, BorisRUS-71.64.0 pts · #30
- 3Borisov, ArtemRUS-67.20.5 pts · #66
Biggest upsets
- R3+576 Elo gap
- R3+560 Elo gap
- R2+390 Elo gap